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Since the Federal Reserve opened its doors in 1914, it has never been audited. It remains the most secret and least accountable operation of the federal government. Our dollar has lost 97 percent of its value since its creation. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) have both introduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011. The Federal Reserve Transparency Act would eliminate the current audit restrictions placed on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and require a full and thorough audit of the Federal Reserve.

Americans are feeling the pain at the pump and the grocery store. In just the past month alone, gasoline prices have soared by 13.7 percent. The average price of a gallon of gasoline stands at $3.56. Food prices rose 3.9 percent last month which is the largest gain since November 1974. Most politicians have placed the blame on everyone but themselves. The policies of the U.S.

As mandated by the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act of 1978, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke presented a report to Congress on monetary policy on Tuesday and Wednesday. In order to assist lawmakers in developing insightful questions for the Fed chairman, FreedomWorks released a confidential memo written by our Director of Monetary Policy Dr. Judy Shelton that was obtained by The Hill newspaper.

Dear Representative, FreedomWorks is a leading grassroots organization fighting for lower taxes, less government and more freedom. I am writing today to urge you to cosponsor H.R. 459 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011. Introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), the bill would eliminate the current audit restrictions placed on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and require a full and thorough audit of the Federal Reserve.

The movement to audit the Fed won a huge victory last night. Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) who has been a leading critic of the Federal Reserve for decades will lead the Monetary Policy Subcommittee. In other words, the author of the book “End the Fed” will be overseeing the central bank. Look out Fed chairman Ben Bernanke.

On Friday, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke gave a speech claiming that the economy is finally headed on the right track. He stated at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual economic symposium that "despite this recent slowing, however, it is reasonable to expect some pickup in growth in 2011 and in subsequent years."

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whose purpose is to regulate the stock market and prevent corporate abuses has become no stranger to controversy. Recently, a Politico article revealed that top officials at the SEC spent a significant part of their day watching pornography on the taxpayer’s dime. Yet, the SEC pornography scandal resulted in zero firings.

As public and political opposition mounts, FreedomWorks has compiled a list of relevant articles and videos in the fight against government-run healthcare. Fight on and enjoy! Sen. Coburn (R, OK), a former doctor himself, hits it out of the park in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO_QGwKx_rE h/t Club For Growth